Martin Ruggles House - Caledonia, Missouri
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BruceS
N 37° 45.896 W 090° 46.365
15S E 696181 N 4182070
Historic house in Caledonia, Missouri, now used as a bed & breakfast.
Waymark Code: WM1NP0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2007
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The following is an excerpt from Missouri: A Guide to the 'Show Me' State,
1941 in the Tour 13 section the passage is about Caledonia:
Its two most pretentious homes are the Jane Thompson House, a two-story
brick building with a Classic-Revival doorway, erected in 1848, and the Martin
Ruggles House, also a two-story brick dwelling with Classic-Revival details,
built in 1852 to "surpass the grandeur" of the Thompson house.
The house is a contributing property in the Caledonia Historical District on
the National Register of Historic Places. The house is well maintained and
used as a bed and breakfast "The Old Brick House Bed & Breakfast"